BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC), opening in Beijing on May 15, has produced 26 outcomes, including the 2019 Beijing Consensus of CDAC, the event's organizer said Friday. Participants of the CDAC agreed in the 2019 Beijing Consensus that diverse civilizations should respect each other in a spirit of inclusiveness and mutual learning and conduct more extensive and in-depth dialogue, exchanges and cooperation, according to a press release from the CDAC organizer.
Actors and actresses perform during the Asian Civilization Parade, May 16, 2019. Costumed performers from 16 countries and 28 domestic performance teams presented festive songs and dances to showcase the distinctive charm of Asian civilizations.
Dr. Javad Mottaghi, ABU Secretary-General (People's Daily Online/ Zhao Duo) Under the theme of "exchanges and mutual learning among Asian civilizations and a community with a shared future," the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations (CDAC) kicked off in Beijing on Wednesday, May 15.
Confucius, the great Chinese scholar and philosopher from 551 BC, has had a great influence in many of the cultures around Asia, including my country, South Korea. He said, “Is it not a great pleasure to have friends come from afar?” In this spirit, I wholeheartedly appreciate the Chinese government’s invitation to friends and neighbors around Asia to gather together in good spirits to discuss our common ground and to learn from our diverse cultures and civilizations.
